The newest update for the iOS has been out for a while now, bringing the active version up to 8.1.3, and most of the responses to the changes introduced have been very positive. Apple have been getting more and more active in fixing issues with the operating system, including ones that they’ve introduced recently, as well as longer-standing problems that have been plaguing the community of iOS users for a while.
Apple have made iOS require less memory when installing OTA updates, something which users have been complaining about frequently before. Previously, the operating system required quite a lot of storage space to install an update if the user wanted to proceed without going through iTunes. iOS 8.1.3 has made some significant changes to the way this works, and the OS can now deal with far less space for deploying and installing its OTA updates.
Some have pointed out that this move alone will be of huge benefit for the upcoming release of iOS 9, as it will make more people inclined to install the major update when they’re not limited by storage space issues.
All devices that support the new iOS version reportedly handle it very well, and some reporters have tested certain specific devices to see how well they work with the updated operating system. The iPad Air is among the devices that have reportedly shown excellent performance in iOS 8.1.3, showing no sign of any slowdowns or memory issues, even with a multitude of apps installed.
The only group of users who might want to avoid the update for a while are those running on jailbroken devices. The newest iOS 8.1.3 is not jailbroken yet, and it will likely take a while until a tool becomes publicly available. In reality, jailbreak developers might possibly even want to skip iOS 8.1.3 and move straight to 8.2, as the new major version is coming soon as well, and it might make more sense to focus development efforts on that instead.
Those who’ve already installed iOS 8.1.3 on their jailbroken devices still have an option to save themselves – they need to downgrade to iOS 8.1.2, but luckily for them, the tools for that are easily available and the procedure isn’t very complicated as a whole, so it shouldn’t give most users any serious trouble. After completing the downgrade, users should keep an eye on popular tech blogs for potential news of a jailbreak tool for the new iOS being released. As we said above though, in all likelihood, the most prominent jailbreak developers are probably going to focus on iOS 8.2 instead.